Velocipede



(No Model.)

' W. B. MORRIS.

VELOGIBEDE.

PatentedJuly 11, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

WILLIAM B. MORRIS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

'VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,857, dated July 11,1882.

' Application filed May 2,-1ss2. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. MORRIS, of the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented an Improved Velocipede;and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention relates to certain improvementsin velocipedes; and itconsists in a novel means of propelling and guiding the same, as will bemore fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my velocipede. Fig. 2 is adetail of construction.

A is the porch or backbone, having a rear fork, B, within which one ortwo wheels, 0, may be mounted, according to the style of machinedesired.

D is the front fork, the upper end of which is swiveled to turn in thefront end of the backbone or steering-head by any suitablePteering=center. Within the fork are the wheels E F, one journaled abovethe other, as shown. The upper wheel, E, is provided with cranks G, towhich are connected the driving-rods H. This wheel is grooved to fit theround'rubber tire of the lower or bearing wheel, F. This lower wheel hasa journal-box, I, which is fitted to slide vertically in guides at thelower part of the fork, and a screw, J, serves to adjust-it, so that thefrictional pressure between the two wheels may be regulated.

The driving-power operates as follows: The connecting-rods H areconnected with a transverse slide, K, which passes through a slot orbetween guides at L. There is an extension, M, from the front of thehead, which curves up and has an opening, N, to receive the ring 0,which passes through it. The bar R, which extends from the front to theback of the ring through its center,is connected with the transversesliding bar K, so that when its rear edge is moved up and down it willmove about the front side as a fulcrum, and thus move the sliding bar Kand the connecting-rods and cranks.

P is the seat or saddle, which is fixed to the backbdne in the usualmanner, and the rider, sitting upon it, seizes the ring and operatesit.

Q are foot-rests upon each side.

When the machine is turned to one side or the other, using the ring as ahandle, it will slide through the opening N, so that whatever may be-theposition of the forks the ring will always act from the fulcrum in aproper manner.

It will be seen that the same mechanism may be employed with a singlewheel instead of the two, E and F, the operation being similar.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a velocipede, and in combination with the backbone A,steering-fork D, and grooved cranked driving-wheel E, the bearing-wheelF, placed below the wheel E, so that its rim fits into and is propelledby the grooved rim of E,

.said wheel F having the vertically-moving journal-boxes I and theadjustingscrew J, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. In a velocipede, and in combination with the cranked driving-wheel E,turning in the swiveled steering-fork D, the transverse arm K, guided asshown, the connecting-rods H, and an operating-lever, substantially asand for the purpose herein described.

3. In a velocipede, and in combination with the cranked driving-wheel E,turning in the swiveling steering-fork D, the transversevertically-guided sliding bar K, and connectingrods H, the ring 0,connected with the sliding bar and moving loosely in the opening N, soas to accommodate itself to the movements of the fork from side to side,substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I hereto set my hand.

\VILLIAM B. MORRIS.

Vitnesses:

S. H. N OURSE, G. W. EMERSON.

